Sirsasana - Headstand

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With less than four weeks till I leave for Mexico I have to master the one pose that is the hardest for me.  

Sirsasana - headstand, is a pose that I have found very challenging since the beginning of my practice.  Michelle has taught me well but I am still some what of a 'wet noodle'. 

My goal:  to hold a five minute head stand by February 11, 2011.  

I can currently hold it for about one and a bit minutes...  

How will I get there:  practicing everyday and adding an additional 20 to 30 seconds per day...

Wish me luck:)  

Namaste

Stone Fence Studio - Michelle Anderson

I was first introduced to yoga in 2001 by my wonderful mother Victoria, when we joined the local Iyengar yoga studio.  My path then was followed by working in one of the local yoga apparel store, lululemon athletica for 4 years.  Since my first introduction I have practiced different styles of yoga with many different people.  It was not until I met my amazing teacher Michelle Anderson that I truly learnt what its like to have a yoga practice.

I first met Michelle when she was teaching yoga at my gym about four or five years ago.  She inspired me and opened the door to the world of yoga.  This meeting was short lived because Michelle decided to leave the gym and open a home studio.  It wasn't until a December 2009 that a mutual friend lead me back to her.

Michelle has been practicing for over 25 years and has been teaching for at least eight years.  She has impacted many lives around the world.  From the local yoga community, to Africa (Energy for Orphans) where she is working with a orphanage to bring the love of yoga into their lives.  She is inspired to help heal others through the art and practice of yoga and she is doing an amazing job!

Oh and how could I forget.... the doodles and tytan!  Michelle has three helpers in her studio:)  Ravi, Chandra and Tytan.  xoxoxo 

I am off to join Michelle and a wonderful group of yogi's in February for three weeks of training.

Thank you Michelle for all of your inspiration, guidance and love that you have shown me and the lives that you have touched.  xoxoxoxo

Check her out @ MichelleAndersonYoga.com

Southern Jewel

My first post is the story of my amazing companion Mr. Murray from Alabama.  Murray came to us in November 2009 and has become the spark in our day that lights the way through our life.  Mindi, Murray's mum,  and her four pups where abandoned under a house with no water or food and no hope.  The pups were thin, frail and scarred when a local rescue pulled them from under the house.  They took them in, fed them and started their journey back to health.  Rescue K911 contacted our local pet rescue, VictoriaAdoptables.com and agreed to have them adopted north of the border.  Here is an amazing video of the pups rescue.

Murray is now health, happy and loved.  We can not give enough thanks to rescue K911 and Victoria Adoptables for bring this Southern Jewel into our life.